Top 20 Wayfinding Designs since 2000

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Scroll through the slideshow above to see the top 20 wayfinding moments of the 21st century.

Wayfinding systems and solutions help people find their way around spaces and help to improve their experience of place without getting lost. In a perfect world wayfinding would not be needed. In a perfect world lots of things would be done differently! Until then we are all eternally grateful to the wayfinders for the great work they do to help us mortals not get lost.

It’s the ultimate unsung hero of public spaces: when it works, you never know it’s there. It may not always be considered sexy, but it has evolved into a highly integrated, user-focused, and increasingly technology-driven discipline with huge social and economic implications for cities, hospitals, and other public spaces. Take a look at our selection of the top 20 most significant wayfinding projects of the 21st century.

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